Meßstetten (German: [mɛsˈʃtɛtn] ⓘ) is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen.

After the inauguration of the firing ranges, a meadow in Meßstetten was allocated as a camping site at the edge of the restricted area.

The urban centre of Meßstetten and 19 other villages, hamlets, farms and (individual) houses are divided among the seven districts.

The former military base of Bueloch[11] for example has a primary school, gym, kindergarten and a church house,[12] As such the former quartering patch, however, is not an official district, but only one of the city's 18 residential areas.

[14] The earliest of the established settlements was on the Lochen and dates from the 9th century BC, when Celts increasingly populated the Swabian Jura.

[19][20] Meßstetten was first mentioned in AD 854 in a deed of gift from a high Franconian nobleman named Adelhard.

Together with Tieringen, which he had also bought from Hohenberg in 1345, and his possession of other places he was able to form his own lordship in Meßstetten.

[33][34] Smuggling across the border (Württemberg, Baden, Province of Hohenzollern) in Meßstetten to, from Meßsteten- Heinstetten, Straßberg.

The smuggler was called Schwärzer in the local dialect due to the black camouflage color on his face.

The following religions are present in Meßstetten: On 11 May 1525 the priest of (Meßstetten-Ober) Digisheim blessed the army in the German Peasants' War.

[51] Sitting Bull (Mayor Frank Schroft) had big problems to put in the faucet to get the first beer [52] In 2020 the assault gun fell out because of a barrel burst.

1.Oh Dörflein traut auf Bergeshöhen du liegst mut Stolz im Sinn Wo ich auch immer weilen mag zu dir zieht es mich hin Da wo die Jugendzeit entfloh wie eine Frühlingsnacht mit Wehmut denke ich zurück an die vergangene Pracht

2.Wenn ich vom Berg gezogen komm dem stillen Dörflein zu mein Herz schlägt schnell und voller Freud mein liebes Hossingen du Dem Hergott Dank für diesen Platz auf den man dich gebaut Im Blütenkleid erscheinst du so schön wie eine Braut

3.Im Tal auf felsgem Grunde das Lauterbächlein fließt und auch an steiler Felsenwand die Leiter mich begrüßt Durch Felsenkluft und Buchenwald zieh ich der Höhe zu Das grüne Dach des Kirchenturms schau ich in seliger Ruh

4.Und noch ein still verträumter Ort soll nicht vergessen sein Dort stand in längst vergangener Zeit ein Ritterschloß so fein Verfallen und vergessen ist Das Schloß - die Herrn - die Macht durch grüne Matten schlängelt sich so schön der Burtelbach

Auch aus der Ferne grüß ich dich du heißgeliebter Ort im Herzen stets behalt ich dich als einen goldenen Hort wenn dann mein letztes Stündlein schlägt will ich begraben sein in Heimaterde bettet mich zur ewigen Ruhe ein Heimatlied actor: Harmonie Lautlingen: Wo auf des Tales schmalen Weg ein Wanderbursch am Bächlein geht 1998[72] Places now lost are remembered in legend.

The identification of Pyrene would bring special honor to researchers, since it is the oldest town in the Upper Danube region known from written sources.

[74] In 2010 more vague evidence occurs in old blood in the region of the Upper Danube: a virus of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, CCHF which mostly led to death in earlier times.

[77] The microtoponyms (flurnamen) of the mountaintop "Weng" in the Heuberg Training Area and "Wangen" by the radar installation Weichenwang are in common use.

During the construction of a drainage ditch Alfred Ludwig Oetinger, pastor in Meßstetten und Hossingen from 1856 to 1868, discovered a bronze cauldron and potsherds near the Weichenwang.

[78] The pastor then carried out systematic excavations, first on his own, and later on behalf of the "Staatssammlung vaterländischer Alterthümer" (State Collection of Patriotic Antiquities).

[78] The investigators documented unique finds of Celtic wagon burials with preserved wooden pieces and jeweled harness fittings.

A bold teamster from Tieringen was driving an empty wagon over the Weichenwang to Baienberg with a group of men from Hausen am Tann.

All passengers survived the encounter with the apparitions, but they had to cut the traces of the skittish horses and abandon the wagon stuck in the deep loam.

[79] Another old tale tells of a spectral rider on a white horse (Schimmelreiter), who secretly visited his lover on the Weichenwang.

Many times in stormy autumn weather a Schimmelreiter is said to be seen riding toward the Weichenwang (Heiligenwang) from the old castle of Burtel near Hossingen, the remains of which are visible today.

[80] More vague evidence occurs in an old document: the noble knight Kunz acquired a castle in Meßstetten on July 14, 1327, from the Lord of Bubenhofen.

In 2023 the University of Tübingen found Hans Stokar in Switzerland[83] On 11 May 1525 the priest of (Meßstetten-Ober) Digisheim (since 31.10 1519 Johannes Rieß in Oberdigisheim) blessed the army in the German Peasants' War.

[84] Germanus Kopp was the name of the priest of St Lamprecht in the time of German Peasants' War.

[89] On 7 July 2017 permission was specially granted by the Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe for everybody to catch butterflies in Hossingen Rastplatz Oberbuch.